HTC U11 vs. Huawei P40

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of HTC U11 and Huawei P40. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

HTC U11 vs. Huawei P40 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS HTC U11 Huawei P40
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 153.9 mm 148.9 mm HTC U11 has greater height than Huawei P40.
Width 75.9 mm 71.06 mm HTC U11 has greater width than Huawei P40.
Depth 7.9 mm 8.5 mm HTC U11 is narrower than HTC U11.
Weight 169 g 175 g HTC U11 is lighter than HTC U11.
Body Colour Ice white | Sapphire blue | Brilliant black | Amazing silver Silver frost | Black
Protection - Dustproof, splashproof, waterproof
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Huawei P40 is waterproof.
IP rating IP67 IEC 60529 IP53
Repairability Index - 7.9 (out of 10)
SAR Value 0.6 W/kg (body), 0.45 W/kg (head) 1.29 W/kg (body), 3.19 W/kg (limb), 0.49 W/kg (head)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM, Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details - Nano SIM + nano SIM/NM card
DISPLAY HTC U11 Huawei P40
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology Super LCD 5 -
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 6.1" Huawei P40 has larger screen size than HTC U11.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2560 x 1440 pixels 2340 x 1080 pixels HTC U11 has better screen resolution than Huawei P40.
Display Format QHD Full HD+
Pixel Density - 422 ppi
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
Display Features 3D curved glass, Display colour personalisation, HTC Edge Sense -
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR HTC U11 Huawei P40
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 Hisilicon Kirin 990 5G
Clock Speed 2.45 GHz 2.86 GHz Huawei P40 has higher clock speed than HTC U11.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) - Mali-G76 MC16
MEMORY HTC U11 Huawei P40
RAM 4 GB 8 GB Huawei P40 has more RAM than HTC U11.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 128 GB Huawei P40 has more internal memory than HTC U11.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 2 TB NM card - up to 256 GB
CAMERA HTC U11 Huawei P40
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 3
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Huawei P40 has better camera resolution than HTC U11.
Sensor Size - 1/1.28"
Sensor Type BSI -
Sensor Name - Huawei Ultra Vision sensor
Lens Aperture F/1.7 F/1.9 HTC U11 has better lens aperture than HTC U11.
Pixel Size - 2.44 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Both phones have optical image stabilization.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus Yes -
Self-Timer Delay 10 sec -
Special Effects HDR Boost -
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Panorama, Pro mode, HYPERLAPSE, RAW mode -
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection - HTC U11 has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash LED light
Still Image Resolutions - 8192 x 6144
Video Resolutions 3840 x 2160 (4K), Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Sapphire crystal lens cover, HTC Zoe, Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Video Pic, HTC UltraPixel Camera 2, 32s manual exposure, RAW image capture, UltraSpeed Autofocus Hybrid Zoom, Leica Triple Camera, Huawei AI Image Stabilization (AIS), RYYB colour filter array, Octa PD Focus, 4-in-1 pixel binning, AI Portrait Studio, AI AWB Algorithm, AI motion algorithm, Gallery Edit, HUAWEI Golden Snap, AI Remove Reflection, AI Remove Passersby, AI Best Moment, HUAWEI XD Fusion Engine
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 16 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - 2.5cm macro photography
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 8 Megapixel
Lens Type (3rd Camera) - Telephoto lens
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.4
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Huawei P40 has optical stabilisation of the third camera.
Optical Zoom - 3x
Hybrid Zoom - 5x
Camera Features (3rd Camera) - 30X Max Zoom
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 2
Sensor Resolution (Front) 16 Megapixel 32 Megapixel Huawei P40 has better front camera resolution than HTC U11.
Sensor Type (Front) BSI -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.0 Both phones have the same front camera lens aperture.
Focus Adjustment Automatic -
Special Effects (Front) Live make-up -
HDR Mode (Front) Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes (Front) Tap to focus, selfie panorama, Auto selfie (smile selfie, still selfie) -
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Face recognition Huawei P40 has face detection.
Still Image Resolutions (Front) - 6528 x 4896
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps
Camera Features (Front) HTC UltraPixel Camera, Voice selfie, Self timer up to 10 seconds -
SECOND FRONT CAMERA
Camera Functions (2nd Front) - IR camera
BATTERY AND CHARGING HTC U11 Huawei P40
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3000 mAh 3800 mAh Huawei P40 has larger battery capacity than HTC U11.
Fast Charging Technology Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 HUAWEI SuperCharge technology, Wireless HUAWEI SuperCharge Both phones have fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 1.5 hour(s)
Wireless Charging - Yes Huawei P40 can be charged wirelessly.
Standby Time 336 hours -
Talk Time 1470 minutes -
Run Time Details Talk (3G/4G): up to 1470 min
Standby (3G/4G): up to 336 hrs
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CELLULAR HTC U11 Huawei P40
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Huawei P40 has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 7.1 Nougat Android 10
User Interface HTC Sense EMUI 10.1
Intelligent Assistant HTC Sense Companion Celia
Payment Technology - Google Pay
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS, NavIC
COMMUNICATIONS HTC U11 Huawei P40
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 5, Band 8 Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 850, 900 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 20, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 7, Band 8, Band 9, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 1800, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500
5G NR Band - N1, n3, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, n79
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD TD 4500
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.1 LE
Bluetooth Profiles HFP, HSP, A2DP, AVRCP, HID, HOGP -
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA HTC U11 Huawei P40
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, MP3, FLAC, OGG, M4A, MID WAV, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, LDAC, MP4, SBC, 3GP
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, MPEG-4, 3GP, TS, WebM MPEG-4, 3GP
Sound Enhancements HTC BoomSound Hi-Fi Edition -
FEATURES HTC U11 Huawei P40
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, magnetometer, gyro sensor, G-sensor, motion-detecting accelerometer, edge sensor Ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor, gesture, gravity sensor, laser sensor, colour temperature sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (under display), face recognition
Additional Phone Features AirPlay wireless streaming, sharing media via DLNA, Wi-Fi Miracast, Noise Cancellation Technology, Flip to Mute function, Power Saving Mode, Wi-Fi Calling, Pocket mode, Hi-Res Audio, Motion Launch, Android Sensor Hub, HTC Connect, Extreme power saving mode, Hi-Res audio stereo recording, HTC Usonic, 4 mics 3D Audio recording, Quiet ring on pick up Multitasking, Face Unlock, MIMO technology, MU-MIMO technology, Huawei Share, Tiny-Core NPU (Neural Network Processing Unit), Dual Big Core, HUAWEI XD Fusion Engine, HUAWEI Golden Snap, HUAWEI MeeTime
OTHERS HTC U11 Huawei P40
Included Accessories Cleaning cloth, SIM card removal tool, HTC USonic Earphones, HTC Rapid Charger 3.0, HTC U11 Clear Case, USB-C to 3.5 jack adapter, USB-C cable Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, USB-C headphones
Compliant Standards IP67 IEC 60529 IP53
Max Depth of Water Resistance 1 m 1.5 m
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